Married To My Billionaire Stepbrother

Chapter 361: The CEO Of Ford Group

After the queen and Caryn had finished their dinner and returned to the drawing room, as Caryn would leave soon, someone arrived there.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Howard is here and seeking to meet you," the assistant informed.

The queen looked at her daughter, who replied, "This is your residence and your decision."

As Caryn didn’t show any aversion to meeting Howard, the queen permitted them.

Soon, Howard entered the drawing room with Charlotte tagging along behind him.

Howard looked at the masked woman. "Ah, so is it really our little princess, Carmen?" He looked all happy and cheerful, then turned to his sister. "I am so happy we got our Carmen back."

Caryn didn’t react at all. Even with the mask on, she could show her coldness toward people.

The queen hummed while offering him a smile. "Why don’t you two take a seat first?"

Howard and Charlotte sat on the sofa.

So this is that so-called lost princess? Charlotte scrutinized Caryn while keeping her fake polite and sweet expressions. Gray hair, weak, and stuck in a wheelchair? What can this woman do? I’m not sure why Grandpa is so wary of her. She’s not even worth talking about, let alone calling her a princess. If not for Grandpa, I wouldn’t even come here and waste my time with such an ugly and weak woman.

Caryn met Charlotte’s gaze, making the girl feel as if this woman had just heard her thoughts loud and clear. That gaze clearly intimidated Charlotte, and she sank back on the sofa, making sure not to look at Caryn again.

"The moment I got to know our princess is back, I hurried here," Howard said to the queen, then turned to Caryn. "I am so happy to be able to see you again."

Caryn met his gaze. "I can’t say the same. Also, I don’t have any fond memories with you for you to show such affection to me. You can keep it for your granddaughter, who might need it more soon."

Howard laughed it off. "Though you are grown up and old enough now, you will still be that little princess for him — the one I doted on a lot."

"I can’t doubt that," Caryn commented. "Your way of doting was really unique. I believe it was what brought me to this day."

Howard didn’t expect her to be so blatant about things and not hold back anymore.

"Forget about the past. Now, tell me, how have you been?" Howard asked.

"I believe you know it well already," Caryn replied, almost making him bite his tongue due to her frustrating answers.

Helpless, he turned to the queen, who didn’t meddle in at all. He said, "Seems like our princess needs time to adjust here, as she is back after so long."

The queen simply hummed and said, "This — everything — belongs to her, so it won’t take long for her to get familiar with everything. I am sure she will be a better princess and queen than me."

"True," Howard said and turned to Caryn. "This is my granddaughter, Charlotte."

doesn’t really look like my cousin or his late wife, but she is

"She takes after

and said, "Charlotte, where is the gift we got for

a luxury jewelry brand bag to him. Howard pulled a box out of it and opened it to

uncle, it’s only right to give my niece something at this beautiful meeting. I hope

queen looked at her assistant, who stepped forward. "Mr. Everthorn, let me keep it for

to her,

my niece as well, I shall give you something." With that, she removed the chain around her neck, which had an emerald

neck, but now that it was out,

she hummed. "This was given to me as the identity of a princess. But now that I

for the princess

not wearing this

She is giving this to me — does that

over the moon to receive it. "Thank you

a wonderful gift for my little princess Charlotte," Howard said, though he was surprised

simply looked at the pendant hanging

to leave," Eric arrived then and said, "It’s not recommended for you to be surrounded by

the palace? I will make every

prefer what I have arranged,"

queen didn’t insist and

"We can listen to what they talk about. The transmitter in the pendant

hummed, her expression

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in the Imperial

for her office, while Justin was, as usual, going to

to show up at the corporate office

thought, I have no desire to be the CEO of Harper Group. Soon, you might see yourself sitting in that

attention. The Ford Group had a board meeting once more to finalize

after what happened during the last board meeting, who

present at the board

my rights," she said. "Now they all can

gave her a goodbye kiss before she left

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noon, the result was in front

new CEO of the Ford

her daughter didn’t show up or have any